Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium southwelli Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4716
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species southwelli
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Gymnorhynchus malleus of Southwell, 1924, in part
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 1996. Revision of the family Pterobothriidae Pintner, 1931 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 617-662.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/06/2015Modified
08/22/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Gymnuridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Gymnura
Species micrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gymnura
Species micrura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.16.25-32 (holotype and paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes "Holotype from spiral valve of Gymnura micrura (Schneider, 1801), Ceylon, 2.v.1924, T. Southwell, in BMNH 1977.1 1.16.25-32. Paratype on same slide Four additional paratypes, slides 2, 7, 9, same data." (Campbell & Beveridge, 1996)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.